A review by readwithkatrin
The Friendship Pact by Jill Shalvis

relaxing medium-paced

4.0

Note: Thank you to Lori Edelman from Get Red PR for providing me with an ARC via BookFunnel in exchange for an honest review. 

He couldn’t resist her. He’d tried. And even though he was up a river without a paddle, he didn’t care, because when it came to how he felt about her, reason and logic were in low supply.

I’ve heard of Jill Shalvis and I’ve seen her books several times but this is the first time I actually read something written by her and I need to fix that ASAP.

The Friendship Pact is the second book in Jill Shalvis’ Sunrise Cove series. I haven’t read the first book but each book can be treated as a standalone.

Tae and Riggs had a short but spicy past together and I immediately felt the chemistry as soon as they met again. Riggs is only planning to stay in Sunrise Cove during the summer so he tells Tae that they should just be friends; but a unicorn onesie (and a shocking discovery) changed all of that.

There’s a lot of hurt going around in this book but it’s not a depressing read. There’s a lightheartedness to it that balances it all out. In fact, I think I can actually say that this book is a comfort read.

I loved all the characters in this book. I really got invested in their lives and when the big dramatic moment came near the end, I actually got teary-eyed. The writing is great and easily digestible so it’s perfect for bingeing. Heat level is perfect (imo)🔥🔥.

Overall, this was a fantastic read and I’m definitely gonna be looking into Jill Shalvis’ other books! (my tbr is crying)

“Oh, I have plenty of fears,” [Tae] said.
“Name one.”
“Falling for you.”
This stunned [Riggs] into silence.